Key result
Asymptomatic mobile ICD wire thrombus presents incidentally in patient with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Why the study?
Incidental detection of mobile thrombi attached to ICD wires in patients with cardiomyopathy and MALT lymphoma is not well characterized.
Case Report (n=1)
Incidental ICD lead thrombus warrants vigilance in cardiomyopathy with malignancy; case report leaves open need for prospective screening studies.
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are widely used in primary prevention for cardiomyopathy patients. A 57-year-old male with dilated cardiomyopathy post ICD implantation was found to have an incidental asymptomatic echocardiogram finding of a mobile thrombus attached to the tip of the ICD wire in the right atrium. The thrombosis is probably due to a hypercoagulability state in patient with Cardiomyopathy and MALT lymphoma. The purpose of this case report is to highlight accidental discoveries of ICD wire thrombi and the appropriate therapeutic strategy.
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Aleid et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Dilated cardiomyopathy and MALT lymphoma with ICD wire thrombus (n=1). Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was evaluated on Incidental detection of ICD wire thrombus. A 57-year-old male with dilated cardiomyopathy and MALT lymphoma was incidentally found to have an asymptomatic mobile thrombus attached to his ICD wire in the right atrium.
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